Full time12 March 1949
St Helen's, Swansea, Wales · Five Nations 1949Head-to-head
Ireland won by 5 points.
Scoring
- –CIreland conversion · George Norton0–2
- –TIreland try · Jim McCarthy0–5
Line-ups
Wales
- 1Ernie ColemanProp
- 2Bunner TraversHooker
- 3Dai JonesProp
- 4John GwilliamSecond row
- 5Alun MeredithSecond row
- 6Ray CaleFlanker
- 7Gwyn EvansFlanker
- 8Rees StephensNumber 8
- 9Haydn TannerScrum-half
- 10Billy CleaverFly-half
- 11Terry CookWing
- 12Bleddyn WilliamsCentre
- 13Jack MatthewsCentre
- 14Ken JonesWing
- 15Frank TrottFull-back
Ireland
- 1Tommy CliffordProp
- 2Karl MullenHooker
- 3Leslie GriffinProp
- 4Bob AgarSecond row
- 5Jimmy NelsonSecond row
- 6Bill McKayFlanker
- 7Jim McCarthyFlanker
- 8Des O'BrienNumber 8
- 9Ernie StrathdeeScrum-half
- 10Jack KyleFly-half
- 11Bartholomew O'HanlonWing
- 12Noel HendersonCentre
- 13Des McKeeCentre
- 14Mick LaneWing
- 15George NortonFull-back
Match officials
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Context
All-time, Wales 67–58 Ireland, 6 drawn in 131 scored Tests. Full head-to-head
Wales going in
Ireland going in
- Previous meeting: 13 March 1948, Wales 3–6 Ireland
- Next meeting on record: 11 March 1950
Also on this day
Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.